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moments after the officer todd young was shot. >> he took 60 units of blood which is -- they came in to tell us that at 40 units they didn't know if he was going to make it because the amount of blood he was taking. they were running low. >> reporter: tonight, two surgeries later, he's still in the icu surrounded by his wife, mother and fellow officers in serious but stable condition. the chief says young was chasing after suspect andrew barrientos when barrientos opened fire. >> he did everything tactually that he was trained to do and it was one of those things where you can't control all of your environment and he came around a corner and took it wide like he was supposed to and, still, the suspect shot ten times at him. hit him twice. >> reporter: 24 hours of the oakland pd and they launched a massive manhunt they caught barrientos just 30 feet from the
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mexican border on saturday. >> he immediately gave up. he had a 9 millimeter in his waistband. he was armed. i think he knew. he shot a cop. that's not good. and i think he knew that if he did anything, that would be the last thing he did. >> reporter: 20-year-old andrew barrientos is open his way back to alameda county to face charges and he'll be here by the end of the week. oakland police said he admitted to shooting officer young and another person he attempted to carjack. his two accomplices are also in custody. investigators say this investigation is not over, though. and that anyone else who assisted in andrew barrientos' escape will be arrested. reporting live tonight in fremont, vicky gwynn bay area new. a shark described as a great
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white attacking a sea lion in the beach. one witness, a surfer in the water, during the attack said he saw the shark thrash around with the sea lion in its mouth. the shark, he says, was a great whiting with 18 to 25 feat long. signs have been posted of the shark sighting and we'll have more coming up on bay area news at 6:00. vallejo police released a sketch of a man they saw running from the scene of a deadly shooting. the police describe him as "a person of interest" which is the protocol. the victim was found in the garage of his home shot numerous times. the police also supplied an image of what he was driving with. black or full-sized american van with a tan or light-colored who zan tal stripe and a loud
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exhaust system. dozens of bay area parolees ended up back in jail after the sting last week. tonight, others get a chance at a second life. jodi hernandez has the story about an unusual job for them in solano county. >> you have an opportunity to demonstrate that you have a chance to yourself. >> reporter: they are getting unique career coaching. they are not just any job applicants. they're excons. >> it's hard, once you come out of prison you have a certain image that the community looks at you and employers. >> reporter: last week police were pounding on their doors in a surprise sting uncovering weapons, drugs and stolen property. while dozens of parolees got carted back to jail, dozens of others that follow the law got an invite of a different kind. >> you motivated enough to get a job. >> reporter: chance to get a job. >> it's bad not being a paroleee
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finding a job so this is like ten times harder. >> this parolee from vallejo is grateful for the help. we were with the police when they swarmed his home. >> it was scary. he came in there with guns drawn like i was a high-profile criminal. >> reporter: but the unexpected visit ended way pleasant surprise. the parole agents say helping parolees getting back in the work force makes neighborhoods safer. >> they can be productive as long as they stay focused and they have opportunities. >> it did help. it gave me more motivation and incentive to get out there and believe in myself instead of running out there and using drugs and hiding from things, hiding from my responsibilities. >> reporter: and soon, they may be collecting a paycheck that's legitimate. >> that was jodi hernandez reporting. one eve left before the
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legislation and state lawmakers are far from passing a budget. they'll vote tomorrow but neither proposal is expected to get the two-thirds vote needed to pass, so lawmakers are calling what happens tomorrow a "budget drill." the man next in line to be senate majority leader? disgusted. >> i don't have a clue why they're doing it. they should be sitting down negotiating now at this late date. the leaders need to be negotiating with the governor and coming up with a conclusion. the people of california is got to have a budget in place so we are can continue to have critical services in place. >> reporter: the senator is the scheduled to replace heldi i hollingsworth. we have a developing news out of the netherlands. abc news reports two men on united airlines flight from chicago to amsterdam have been
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arrest add accused of preparing and rehearsing a terror attack. u.s. officials say the two men appeared to be traveling with what was described as, mock becomes in their luggage. they say they were attempting a dry one for a possible terror attack. the two were allowed to board at o'hare but were arrested in amsterdam this morning. tomorrow marks the official end of the u.s. combat mission in iraq. but you're not going to hear the word "mission accomplished" when proish addresses the nation. instead, his spokesperson said the president will take about the changing mission in iraq. today's mission was to talk about the economy, though, as nbc bay area christine reports, the president is calling for a full-scale effort to get things back on track. >> reporter: in his revocation garden address, the president promised support for extended to middle-class tax cuts and pushed congress to move on a small business aid bill that he says will help to grow jobs.
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republicans have called it "misguided." the bill is fully parade for. it won't add to the deficit and there's no reason to bloikt besides pure partisan politics. >> reporter: with many expecting this week's unemployment numbers to grow again, for some analysts it was hard to find comfort in the president's statement or even small signs of moderate improvement in spending last month. >> the u.s. usually roars out of these recessions with very rapid gdp growth and job creation. and that's not happening this time around. >> reporter: americans did spend at the fastest pace in four month this is july, up .4% fuelled in part by increased demand for autos and personal income was up .2% which is less than expected. the bureau of labor statistics reports that this was the worst summer on record for youth seeking jobs. more than half of 16 to 24 year olds out of work. and what is normally the peak
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season. and so as summer comes to an end it seems the uncertainty could linger amid fears that the economy may face few bright spots ahead. the president's focus now shifts to international affairs. tomorrow he'll make his second formal oval office address to the nation, on iraq and afghanistan, followed by middle east peace talks here in washington later this week. in washingto nbc baby area news. the president's address will begin at 5:00 tomorrow night and we'll air it here live here on nbc bay area. the president's message with you not enough to help the dow. it took a major dive. when that bell sounded for the b day, the stocks hat dropped over 100 points. so let's look at the numbers. the dow was down 140 points and closed other 10,009. and the nasdaq dropped 33 points closing at 21.19 for the day. stocks are down by tv sales are up. we love our tvs but our cable?
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not so much. nbc bay area business and tech reporter, scott budman are telling us while more people are cutting the cord. it's partly a recession story and partly a technology story. people are cutting back. for the first time ever, a research firm says money spent on pay tv is falling. people are choosing to get their favorite tv shows and movies from the internet, streaming them to their tv, laptops or mobile device. all the different ways you can watch t have on your own schedule and that's a big thanks that's so important. it's on your own schedule and at your convenience. >> there are lots of ways to get tv to your tv like hulu and some let you stream internet content with a push of the button with no cable fees. you can buy a bigger tv with the
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u your savings. >> there is a move towards the internet and it's taking a big chunk out of it. >> jessica? byob, that could be the new man there at grocery stores. coming up we'll explain what a proposed bill could mean for your future shopping trips. and good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri live at the bay with the langley golf tournament and benefit is happening. we'll have details with tom sinkovitz coming up. and a look off the coastline. we have fog but we'll fell you about a warming forecast this week all in just minutes. plus, hurricane earl is on track to come very close to the u.s. we'll see just how close coming up. and it's probably the scariest thing that's ever happened to me. to wake up and not know what what's going on. >> knocked out. f oou yngre reports of young athletes suffering concussions. why it's happening and what you can do about it.
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if it happens to your kid it can be really scary. we're talking about a blow to the head. the number of your honor athletes rushed to the e.r. for concussions have soared over the last ten years. as nbcs erika edwards reports, the players are a lot younger than you night expect. >> reporter: one hard hit can knock an athlete senseless. >> probably the scariest thing to ever happen to me to wake up and not know what's going on. >> he suffered four concussions at a high school football players and a new study finds older teens have the highest rate of emergency room visits for sports-related concussions. to show concussions among younger players ages 8 to 123 has doubld since 1997. >> a lot of concussions are
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going undiagnosed. >> reporter: they say middle schoolers think they need to play through the pain and have difficulty explaining their symptoms when they knocked around on the playing field. but adults are getting better as detecting concussions when the young patients are not still help. >> when a young brain is developing, these a lot that can go wrong and at that age it's really important to be careful. >> youth concussions have long-term athletes. >> reporter: to booth awareness, the centers for disease control released a online training tool. experts say one of the best ways to determine the severity of the head injury is to give athletes baseline tests. they are easily accessed by professional athletes but not widespread. >> it's the mom in small-town oklahoma that's worried about their junior high kid. how can she get a baseline test. >> reporter: for those not in the game, information can be the best protective gear you can
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have. >> as a mom you really need to study up on this. la sick concussion symptoms include headache, confusion, dizziness and balance issues. experts say the best way the heal the brain is let it rest. no computer kp games or complicated movies. >> new details about the filthy conditions at two iowa egg farms at the center of the egg recall. the investigators found the right county at telling farm infested with rats and flies and overflowing with manure. they were called for half a billion eggs. as a result of the finding the fda says it's launching inspection of all the largest egg farms by tend of next year. california beaches have become budget victims. less money has translated to fewer contamination tests in the state's popular swimming and surfing spots. they have to test at least weekly during summer months but
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only if the program is funded and many agencies have cut back. the "los angeles times" reports that it has dropped toe its lowest level since 1999 when the testing law was passed. it's hard to know if less testing means more people are getting sick because water contamination illnesses can be mistaken for the flu or food poisoning. hurricane earl escalating to a category 4 storm, packing winds of up to 135 miles per hour. earl has been pounding the northeastern caribbean. right now earl is about 110 miles northeast of san juan, puerto rico, and moving northwest. streets are flood. trees have toppled on the island of san martin. forecasters say earl will turn north and head up the eastern coast of the u.s. >> this is going to take a motion of roughly pair legal to the coast. it's a matter of how far offshore or along shore it will
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be. and that is an indication that this is probably going to have an impact over a long stretch of coastline. >> forecasters say the hurricane could brush the mid-atlantic region towards the end of the week with its closest approach to north carolina possibly thursday or friday. but hurricanes can be very, very unpredictable and they can really change on a dime so they have to watched closely. >> our weather is for stable. jeff ranieri is live at pebble beach this afternoon for golf and charity. pretty nice deal there. >> it is. you know, a priceless view out here at spanish bay in the pebble beach region. we're out here for the langley benefit and tournament. my colleague, tom sinkovitz will have more coming up. but we want to set the scene. we'll pan back and this is some of the most beautiful golf terrain not only in the u.s. but across the world. and these links are set up so
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close to the coastline jetting up right against the pacific ocean. now, actually, these spanish links, the term "links" coming from and old scott issue reference linking the inland areas to the ocean and the sea and there's not a more perfect reference to what you're seeing out here right now. the fog is coming in and that's typical but warmer weather coming up. that's the next coming days and a lot more sunshine. here's a look at your forecast. tom sinkovitz is coming up with more on this benefit that is helping out the u.s. veterans of past and also, present. here's a look at the weather headlines. we're monitoring the fog as we head throughout the night and chilly temperatures. a week ago we had record-setting all-time heat. tonight, 40s and 50s and by mid week heating up to 80s and 90s across the bay area in our inland section. what we have happening is this
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region of high pressure that will push into california. it will be moving off the cooler pattern that we had this past weekend well inland. that means warming temperatures inland with 70s and a few low 80s as we head to tuesday. by midweek we're talking potentially 80s here in san francisco and 90s in some warmer spots in the east bay. meanwhile, tonight, it's all about the 50s and even some possible upper 40s in the north bay and along the coastline, santa cruz, pebble beach and spanish bay temperatures in the low 50s. but noon tomorrow, mid 70s and low 80s in livermore and temperatures in the north bay expected in up thor 60s to low 70s. as we transition to 4:00 p.m. we'll see the numbers getting closer to 90 degrees and the south bay, gilroy and the extreme south end of san jose and also for many of our inland parts near the delta, concord and fairfield.
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on your seven-day forecast, temperatures warming up to 70 and 80 degrees and then we'll cool down but no record heat. at least in this forecast. once again, another priceless view back here behind me as we do live weather out here. as we mentioned, we have tom sinkovitz out here. >> did you say 80 degrees? >> not here, not right now. >> well, you got a lead story if that's what you're saying. >> i'm here with chris thomas the executive director of the northern california pga. one thing, chris, you know how the pick your venues. this is an extraordinary setting. >> it's wonderful for our event. >> the pga tour as we know is well known for raising money for chairties every week. this is an you ha this is offshoot of this? >> this is the northern california region where we use the game of golf in programming
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to help create awareness of the game as well as promote the game and we do that through the youth programming. >> chris, a look forward to being part of the banquet tonight. honorees, two stanford guys, legends in golf. we'll have more for you coming up at 6:00. back to you lisa and jess and don't make fun of where i am. this is hard work. >> at least it's for charity. that way i won't be upset but i'm covering for you. >> thanks, tom. >> i'm the charity. >> thanks, tom. actress sandra bullock opens up to matt lauer about her new life. >> i don't know that i've ever heard this level of passion. where did this passion come from? hear her answer coming up. first, the explanation that paris hilton gave to police pol after her arrest. for cocaine possession. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard.
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as we said, attorney is the last day of the legislative session and likely the day when lawmakers will vote on banning
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plastic bags. if the law passes supermarkets and convenience store customers will have to bring their own bags or pay for them from recycled paper. they have made this change to overcome republican objections including adding money to train employees who lose their jobs because the bag ban. also, recycled paper bags would be free to low income customers. it wasn't my purse. that's the claim from paris hilton days after las vegas police arrested her on suspicion of cocaine possession. the he ha she claimed she borrowed the purse and containing the plastic bag inside which had traces of cocaine. she did admit to owning the money, credit card and the tube of lip ball m found in the pu next, sandra bullock in her first interview since her divorce from jesse james.
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actress sandra bullock returned to the new orleans high school she helped to rebuild. she was there for a ribbon cutting of the health clinic. her contribution plus grants from the kellogg's foundation and the san francisco 49ers foundation helped to fund that health clinic. tomorrow, though, on the "today" show, bullock talks the matt lauer about her work in new orleans. >> when this hit i thought, i've taken away so much from this city and meeting arthur and all the people you saw so hurt and impassioned and wanting so much to fix a they o -- they wanted to rite a wrong and they did it with such power and integrity. >> matt will continue his interview with sandra bullock tomorrow morning. up next on "the nightly news," brian williams reports
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